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‘Still struggling’: Victims of Calgary house explosion face challenges after hospitalNearly four months after a house explosion sent 10 members of Calgary's South Sudanese community to hospital, many of the victims are still struggling.FireJul 19, 2023
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Sudan braces for nationwide protests against military coup, U.S. calls for no violenceU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sudan’s security forces must respect human rights and any violence against peaceful demonstrators is "unacceptable."WorldOct 30, 2021
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Who is Abdel-Fattah Burhan, the military strongman behind Sudan coup?Abdel-Fattah Burhan first gained prominence in 2019, when he and other generals toppled Omar al-Bashir, under pressure from mass demonstrations against the autocrat's 30-year rule.WorldOct 27, 2021
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Sudan coup: Protesters block roads, burn tires after military takeoverThe takeover came after weeks of mounting tensions between military and civilian leaders over the course and the pace of Sudan's transition to democracy.WorldOct 26, 2021
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4 African countries at risk of famine, widespread food insecurity: United NationsU.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Congo, Yemen, northeast Nigeria and South Sudan rank ``among the largest food crises in the world.''WorldSep 5, 2020
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‘A new dawn’: South Sudan rival leaders form coalition government meant to end warA day after President Salva Kiir dissolved the previous government, opposition leader Riek Machar was sworn in as his deputy, an arrangement that twice collapsed in fighting during the conflict that killed nearly 400,000 people.WorldFeb 22, 2020
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Canada sending Hercules aircraft to Uganda to assist UN missionDefence Minister Harjit Sajjan said Thursday the aircraft will be supported by as many as 25 Canadian Armed Forces personnel.CanadaAug 15, 2019
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Peacekeeper among 6 killed in disputed border region of Sudan, South Sudan: UNBoth Sudan and South Sudan claim ownership of the oil-rich Abyei area.WorldJul 16, 2019
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Ex-senator Romeo Dallaire talks new approach to ending child soldiers’ use in South SudanWith 19,000 children associated with armed groups, South Sudan has one of the world's highest rates of child soldiers, according to the UNWorldNov 25, 2018
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‘Barbaric use of technology’: South Sudanese child bride auctioned off on FacebookTen-thousand dollars, 500 cows and three cars: that was the winning bid for a South Sudanese child bride who was auctioned off into marriage by her father — on Facebook.TechNov 22, 2018
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